Controls over student housing and Airbnb-style holiday lets planned for Edinburgh
Tighter controls over student accommodation and short-term lets such as Airbnb will be introduced in Edinburgh under a ten-year plan setting out its development priorities.
Council chiefs want to “ensure that student housing is delivered at the right scale and in the right locations” as part of their proposals for the city until 2030.
They also want to designate Scotland’s capital, or parts of it, a “short-term lets control area” to crack down on Airbnb-style holiday accommodation …